Handcut Hay - Have we reached peak 'hand-made'? - Page 2

cfox · #16 07-28-2014, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by cat6

so some small town farmer goes out and cuts some hay, puts a sign on their lawn that it's hand cut, and you're butt hurt about it?

get a life, dude.

nice point-miss. Oh, and the "butt-hurt" thing...oy...applying just a tad more emotion than what was clearly expressed by the OP. When does wondering about something make the jump to "butt-hurt"?

I'm with Matt; I chuckle when the most prosaic of things has a "hand made" label attached to it, especially when the "hand making" will make 100% zero difference in the end product. I think I'd last 5 min in Brooklyn hipsterville before puking. And as an owner of horses, I can assure you they aren't picky about how their hay is cut as long as the grass is good.

Oh, and hand split, artisanal, free-range firewood? Yeah, it's been done. The CEO of the company I used to work for bought hand split, kiln dried apple wood custom cut to size for his specific fireplace. He like how it smelled.

Lewis Moon · #17 07-28-2014, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by redir

The only hay I will buy is hand cut hay, it also must be blessed by a Shaman. No way would I feed my hand bred horse any other.

Need an obstetric sleeve for that?

josephr · #18 07-28-2014, 01:05 PM

hand-cut hay is the next step for the certified organic logistics integration as those who are 'certified' are frequently looking deeper into all the inputs that make the final product organic. Is it extreme....maybe, maybe not, but can at least appreciate the rationale. Heck, everyone's gotta have an angle, right?
Joe

cat6 · #19 07-28-2014, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by cfox

nice point-miss. Oh, and the "butt-hurt" thing...oy...applying just a tad more emotion than what was clearly expressed by the OP. When does wondering about something make the jump to "butt-hurt"?

"Seriously? This is what the world has come to?"

is this what the world has come to?! oh the agony. maybe i AM the one that's butt hurt, the above comment feels like a pretty dramatic response IMO. i'll politely bow out now and refrain from commenting on future useless posts.

flyhippy · #20 07-28-2014, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by gemship

I like the all gluten free band wagon that cracks me up too.

Yea, those people who avoid ingredients that they are allergic too are real morons.

echelon_john · #21 07-28-2014, 01:15 PM

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nighthawk · #22 07-28-2014, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by cat6

sorry, i thought this was a cycling forum. what's your take on hand cut hay, nighthawk?

Cycling is what brings us here... The conversations (on and off topic) keep us around.

My take on hand-cut hay? I appreciate the hard work that goes into it, but doubt many would pay a premium for it. I'm not in the market for any hay myself, so personally don't really care. Mostly I just spoke up because I was shocked at how rude your comment was.

gemship · #23 07-28-2014, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by flyhippy

Yea, those people who avoid ingredients that they are allergic too are real morons.

Not exactly... its just that now it's become a huge marketing slogan and people will instantly associate some kind of pain like symptom with gluten in their diet. Not all people though and some actually do need to be gluten free but a lot don't and they just jump on the bandwagon anyway. It's another catch phrase and thats what makes big business.

tiretrax · #24 07-28-2014, 01:26 PM

Hand cut hay sounds very Vermontish. Or french. In France, even hay can get an appelation, making it more exclusive and expensive.

I think the craziest artisan item I've seen is a baseball for $75. Of course, it could be ordered with custom colors of each panel and stitching.

gemship · #25 07-28-2014, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by echelon_john

http://www.artisanalpencilsharpening.com

I used to try to make a pencil point with a razor blade and found it impossible and a waste of a perfectly good pencil. Thank goodness for the nearby dollar store that sells all sorts of cheap plastic stuff like pencil sharpeners with eraser ends for a mere buck.